PESHAWAR: The capital city police have deployed 4,500 personnel to maintain law and order in the provincial metropolis under the security plan for Eidul Azha.
Leaves of policemen have been cancelled and frequency of police patrols across the city increased with strict vigilance at the entry and exit points of the metropolis, according to a statement issued on Monday.
Policemen have been deployed in all the major bazaars of the city and cattle markets.
Additionally, the traffic police have deployed 1,000 wardens to keep traffic flow on roads smooth during the Eid days.
The statement quoted capital city police officer Abbas Ahsan as asking the police officials to strictly implement the security plan to ensure peace on Eid. He also directed to ensure implementation of Covid-19-related standard operating procedures.
PESHAWAR/MARDAN: Three policemen, including an official of the Counter Terrorism Department (CTD), were shot dead in separate incidents in Peshawar on Sunday.
A policeman murdered his two colleagues performing duty at the Douranpur quarantine centre falling in the limits of Shah Pur police station.
An official identified the slain policemen as Sub-Inspector Gul Rehman and Hawaldar Imran. He identified the suspected killer as Abbas, who was arrested. The official said that apparently the incident took place over some petty dispute.
In the second incident, unknown assailants shot dead a CTD official identified as Safdar near the Motorway in the limits of the Chamkani police station.
Three cops martyred in Peshawar incidents
PESHAWAR: Three policemen were martyred in separate incidents in the provincial capital on Sunday.
In the first incident, a police constable allegedly shot dead his two senior colleagues during duty at the quarantine centre in Dauranpur locality in Peshawar.
An official said constable Abbas opened fire on his two seniors, Sub-Inspector Gul Rahman and head constable Imran when they were performing duty at the quarantine centre.
The official said the accused had been arrested. He added the motive of the murders was being investigated.
A source said the accused had recently allowed a local to go home from the quarantine centre despite the fact that he had not spent the required number of days in the facility setup to curb Covid-19.
The IGP said policing in the merged tribal districts was smooth but there was an issue of discipline among the personnel, who were Khasadars and Levies in the past. Reuters/File
PESHAWAR: Khyber Pakhtunkhwa police chief Moazaam Jah Ansari on Saturday said the police were ready to tackle the fallout of the ongoing Afghan situation in the province.
Addressing the ‘Meet the Press’ programme at the Peshawar Press Club, the provincial inspector general of police said the situation along around 1,000 kilometers long Pak-Afghan border would be a challenge. He, however, said things were good due to the fencing of the border.
The IGP said policing in the merged tribal districts was smooth but there was an issue of discipline among the personnel, who were Khasadars and Levies in the past. Reuters/File
PESHAWAR: Khyber Pakhtunkhwa police chief Moazaam Jah Ansari on Saturday said the police were ready to tackle the fallout of the ongoing Afghan situation in the province.
Addressing the ‘Meet the Press’ programme at the Peshawar Press Club, the provincial inspector general of police said the situation along around 1,000 kilometers long Pak-Afghan border would be a challenge. He, however, said things were good due to the fencing of the border.